Arjun Rampal may have played a diverse range of roles in his
15 years of film career but the actor says his part in the upcoming thriller
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh has astonished him like never before.

The 43-year-old star, who is in the role of sub-inspector Inderjeet Singh in
Sujoy Ghosh’s directorial venture, says his character in the sequel to the 2012
sleeper hit is special.

“Kahaani 2 is one of the most special movies that I have done. When I
saw the film what I was very pleased about was that no one has seen me in that
light before. It is something very new and different for me as well. So, I was
quite surprised watching myself in the film,” Arjun said.

“What Sujoy is conveying through his movie is really beautiful. And he has
said it in such a thrilling and entertaining manner.” 

The actor says he always wanted to venture into thriller genre but was waiting
for a good script.

“I really wanted to do a good thriller and I think Kahaani 2 lends
itself to being that. I’m very proud of this movie. And also very happy at the
same time.” 

Arjun feels that he had to stand out in front of actress Vidya Balan, because
she was amazing in the first part as well as Parambrata Chatterjee, who played
Inspector Satyaki Sinha in the previous version.

“You always have to up your game as Vidya is a phenomenal actor. And when
you have good material and good actors around you, your performance
automatically becomes better.

“You also enjoy working with such people and I think that’s the nicest
thing for an actor and also very satisfying when you get work like that.” 

Arjun believes that making sequel is a “huge responsibility” as
people attached to the project have to make sure that they do justice to the
original film.

“It is a big challenge to make a sequel especially when you are making the
sequel of a cult movie. It’s a huge responsibility on the makers, producers and
as well as on the actors. You have to stay true to its characters and at the
same time be very true to the audience.

“Because if the audience is going to come they will come with the
expectations whether you like it or not. There will be strong
comparisons.” 
Raajneeti star also says he is very deliberate when it comes to
selecting a film as he tries to be as divergent as possible in his movies.

“I’m very selective about my work. I try to be as different as I can in
each film. And That’s a very conscious decision of mine that is why I do very
less work. But, every time I do something it has to be something invoked within
me like Kahaani 2.

“Something which allows me not just to scratch it on a surface level but
also to go deep into the character.